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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicEconomic slowdown

Topic: economic slowdown

Govt working on more measures to boost economy, says Nirmala Sitharaman

GDP growth slowed to an over-six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, from 5 per cent in the first quarter.

BJP only talks about Hindutva, say voters across Jharkhand towns amid job loss & slowdown

In the industrial belt of Adityapur in Jharkhand, the economic slowdown has had a spiralling effect, with most of the factories forced to shut shop, leading to job losses.

Peak wedding season sees little impact on gold sales, imports slump to five-month low

Total overseas purchases slid 15% from the year before as jewellers have been cutting purchases on poor demand.

Pratap Mehta on govt obsession with big bang reforms, Brinda Karat on India’s rape reality

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

RBI needs to take unconventional steps as rate cuts aren’t helping economy: Bond manager

RBI should pull down long-term yields by selling short-tenor bonds and reinvesting in longer-term ones, says IDFC AMC’s Suyash Choudhary.

Harsh Pant cautions against ‘Chinese misadventure’, Patwardhan tells an Ayodhya tale

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

‘Mobocracy’ versus democracy, a ‘sliding’ economy & Congress’ ‘Maratha sub-nationalism’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kiran Bedi’s ‘cartoon’ opinion on Hyderabad rape, BJP & Congress spar over Rahul Bajaj  

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Modi needs to reinvent himself again to rescue India’s sinking economy

Modi has already reinvented himself once, from a business-friendly chief minister to a welfarist prime minister. He could be capable of a third act.

If BJP leaders could speak like Rahul Bajaj, this is what they would tell Modi & Amit Shah

Now that Amit Shah has clarified no one needs to fear, some BJP leaders may gather enough courage one day to break what they call “monologues” at BJP meetings.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.